China's two major airlines receive C919 airplanes(1/7)

A China's homegrown C919 jetliner is delivered to Air China at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC Wednesday.

A China's homegrown C919 jetliner is delivered to Air China at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

A China's homegrown C919 jetliner is delivered to Air China at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Two C919 aircraft are seen at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Two C919 aircraft are seen at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Pilots of China Southern Airlines pose for a photo in the cockpit of a C919 aircraft at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Stewardesses of China Southern Airlines pose for a photo in the cockpit of a C919 aircraft at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)